Yang Hongwei

Personal information

Name: Yang Hongwei 

Title/Position: Professor, Doctoral Supervisor

Email: yanghw@ncu.edu.cn

Address: Room C325, Environmental Building, Qianhu Campus, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, P.R. China

Educational Background

· Sep. 1994 – Jul. 1998: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University

· Sep. 1998 – Dec. 2002: Doctor of Engineering in Municipal Engineering, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University

Professional Experience

1. Mar. 2023 – Present: Professor, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Nanchang University

2. Aug. 2018 – Present: Researcher/Deputy Chief Engineer, Director of Environmental Technology Integration and Application Center, Director of Industrial Water Treatment Center, Tsinghua Suzhou Environmental Innovation Research Institute

3. Dec. 2002 – Jul. 2018: Tsinghua University

2002 – 2007: Assistant Researcher

2007 – 2018: Associate Researcher

2004 – 2018: Director, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Environmental Science and Engineering Education

2010 – 2018: Director, Institute of Drinking Water Research, Tsinghua University

Academic and Social Appointments

· Member, Water Supply Committee, Water Industry Branch, China Civil Engineering Society (2015 – Present)

· Director, Advanced Water Treatment Research Association (2012 – Present)

· Deputy Director, Youth Committee of Water Supply and Drainage Teaching Steering Committee (2015 – Present)

· Member, Water Treatment and Reuse Committee, Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (2018 – Present)

· Member, Water Eco-Environment Committee, Jiangsu Provincial Institute of Engineers (2020 – Present)

· Member, Expert Committee, Qingdao International Water Conference (2022 – Present)

· Industrial Professor of Jiangsu Province (Suzhou University of Science and Technology) (2022 – Present)

Research Interests

1. Theory and technology of advanced water and wastewater treatment

2. Migration, transformation and control technologies of emerging pollutants

3. Industrial wastewater treatment and reuse

Research Profile

Professor Yang's research team is mainly engaged in drinking water safety and security technologies. He has presided over 9 vertical projects and sub-projects, and participated as a core technical staff and backbone in another 9 vertical projects. Since starting work, he has presided over 40 international cooperation and horizontal research projects, and participated as a core technical staff and backbone in another 9 projects.

He has published 187 academic papers in total, among which 87 have been included in SCI, with a total of 2313 citations (as of November 1, 2022). Among these papers, 87 were published as the first author or corresponding author in top-tier journals in the field, such as Water Research and Journal of Hazardous Materials, and the remaining 100 are other academic papers.

Courses Taught

1. Chemistry of Water Treatment Processes (Undergraduate)

2. Experimental Technology for Pollution Control (Graduate)

Awards and Honors

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Representative Achievements

Selected Representative Research Projects

1. Jan. 2018 – Dec. 2021: Optimization Design Theory and Guarantee Technology for Sustainable Transformation of Urban Water Systems (Sub-project Principal Investigator), International Cooperation Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China

2. Jan. 2017 – Dec. 2020: Technology and Application Demonstration for Drinking Water Safety Guarantee of Water Sources in Taihu Lake Basin of Changzhou City (Task Principal Investigator, Rank 3), National Major Water Special Project, Total Funding: 30 Million Yuan

3. Jan. 2022 – Dec. 2024: Transformation and Promotion of Water Quality Fingerprint Pollution Source Apparatus and Mobile Source Tracing Laboratory (Principal Investigator), Jiangsu Provincial Ecological Environment Scientific Research Project, Total Funding: 2 Million Yuan

4. Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2016: Formation Mechanism and Control Technology of Brominated Disinfection By-products in Drinking Water (Principal Investigator), General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China

5. Jan. 2013 – Dec. 2015: Optimization Research on Ozone-Biological Activated Carbon Advanced Treatment Process (Principal Investigator), Sub-project of National Major Water Special Project

6. Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2011: Establishment of Risk Assessment Methods and Database for Urban Water Supply Systems (Principal Investigator), Sub-project of National Major Water Special Project

7. Jan. 2008 – Dec. 2011: Research and Demonstration on Ozone Consumption Characteristics Identification and Bromate Control Technology (Principal Investigator), Sub-project of National Major Water Special Project

8. Jan. 2003 – Dec. 2006: Relationship between Nitrite, Aluminum, Water Molecule Association Structure and Water Quality Safety (Principal Investigator), Sub-project of Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China

9. Jan. 2006 – Dec. 2010: Application of Membrane Treatment Technology in Poor-Quality Groundwater Treatment (Sub-project Principal Investigator), National Science and Technology Support Program

Selected Representative Papers

1. Zhang, Xiao-lu; Yang, Hong-wei*; Wang, Xiao-mao; Karanfil, Tanju; Xie, Yuefeng F. Trihalomethane hydrolysis in drinking water at elevated temperatures. Water Research, 2015, 78, 18-27

2. Tang, Shun; Wang, Xiao-mao; Mao, Yu-qin; Zhao, Yu; Yang, Hong-wei*; Xie, Yuefeng F. Effect of dissolved oxygen concentration on iron efficiency: Removal of three chloroacetic acids. Water Research, 2015, 73, 342-352

3. Wang, Xiaomao; Yang, Hongwei*; Li, Zhenyu; Yang, Shaoxia; Xie, Yuefeng. Pilot study for the treatment of sodium and fluoride-contaminated groundwater by using high-pressure membrane systems. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2015, 9(1), 155-163

4. Wang, Xiaomao; Mao, Yuqin; Tang, Shun; Yang, Hongwei*; Xie, Yuefeng F. Disinfection byproducts in drinking water and regulatory compliance: A critical review. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2015, 9(1), 3-15

5. Li, Yongkun; Shen, Wenhua; Fu, Shujie; Yang, Hongwei; Yu, Gang; Wang, Yujue. Inhibition of bromate formation during drinking water treatment by adapting ozonation to electro-peroxone process. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015, 264, 322-328

6. Yang, Hong-wei; Liu, Wen-jun; Wang, Xiao-mao; Sun, Li-li; Xie, Yuefeng F. Bromate Control by Dosing Hydrogen Peroxide and Ammonia during Ozonation of the Yellow River Water. Ozone-Science & Engineering, 2015, 37(2), 127-133

7. Mao, Yuqin; Wang, Xiaomao; Yang, Hongwei*; Wang, Haoyu; Xie, Yuefeng F. Effects of ozonation on disinfection byproduct formation and speciation during subsequent chlorination. Chemosphere, 2014, 117, 515-520

8. Wang, Xiaomao; Leal, Garcia M., I; Zhang, Xiaolu; Yang, Hongwei*; Xie, Yuefeng. Haloacetic acids in swimming pool and spa water in the United States and China. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2014, 8(6), 820-824

9. Zhang, Xiao-lu; Yang, Hong-wei*; Wang, Xiao-mao; Fu, Jing; Xie, Yuefeng F. Formation of disinfection by-products: Effect of temperature and kinetic modeling. Chemosphere, 2013, 90(2), 634-639

Patents

1. Design Method of Ozone Contact Tank, China Invention Patent, CN104609534B, Jan. 4, 2017

2. Method for Removing PPCPs During Drinking Water Treatment, China Invention Patent, CN104609532B, May 24, 2017

3. Method for Controlling Halogen-Containing By-Products in Drinking Water Treatment, China Invention Patent, CN107244729B, Jan. 26, 2021

4. Water Treatment Method and Treatment System, China Invention Patent, CN105906031B, Jan. 15, 2019

5. Modification Method for Activated Carbon Fiber Water Purification Material to Meet Sanitary and Safety Immersion pH Standards, China Invention Patent, CN110605094B, Jun. 18, 2021